Just knowing how to play a chord is never enough to make good music. Voice leading - moving individual chord voices smoothly from one chord to the next - is an essential skill for jazz guitarists. This book/CD pack by Berklee associate professor of guitar John Thomas shows you how to voice lead both chord tones and tensions, and will help you add a new level of sophistication to your music. This book is designed for intermediate to advanced guitar players. The accompanying CD features jazz tunes, blues and rhythm changes that you can play along with.

Spis treści:IntroductionCD Track ListRules of the (Fret)BoardChapter 1 Harmony Review and Introduction to Voice Leading Harmony review Voice Leading in Action: Simple Chord Familes on the Guitar Neck Voice Leading Chord Tones and Tensions Other Smooth Moves: Parallel Movement Drop-2 VoicingsChapter 2 Major II/V/I Progressions II/V/I Practice Guide Practicing II/V/I Progressions How to Work with Comping Rhythms Comping Rhythms II-7/V7/IMaj7 ProgressionsChapter 3 Minor II/V/I Progressions I-7(b5)/V7(b9)/I-7 ProgresionsChapter 4 Practice Tunes and Rhythms (None of the Things You Were) (None of the Things You Were) Variation Using Rhythm No. 1 (Spring Arrives) (Spring Arrives) Variation Using Rhythm No. 2 (Dear Old Stockmarket) (Dear Old Stockmarket) Variation Using Rhythm No. 4 (I Smell Catastrophe) (I Smell Catastrophe) Variation Using Rhythm No. 3 (Turn On Your Headlight) (Turn On Your Headlight) Variation Using Rhythm No. 5 (If I Knew How to Cook) (If I Knew How to Cook) Variation Using Rhythm No. 3 (I Should Have Thought About Me) Using Rhythm No. 12 (Rambos Chin) Using Rhythm No. 11 (On Great Love) Using Rhythm No. 9 (Remember Me) Using Rhythm No. 10 Rhythm Changes Rhythm Changes (Mixed Comping Rhythms) Blues in F - Try Your Own Comping Thythms Blues in F Using Rhythm No. 2Chapter 5 Extra Credit: Advanced Progressions and Turnarounds The Functions of #IV-7(b5): What It Is and How to Use It Madal Interchange: What It Is and How to Use It Interpolative II-7: What It Is and How to Use It Chromatic Approach: What It Is and How to Use It Diatonic Turnarounds: What It Is and How to Use It Dominant Approach: What It Is and How to Use It Sub V7 Dominant Substitutions Using Dominant Approach With Blues Changes Dominant Approach Applied to Dominant 7 and Substitute Dominant 7 Turnarounds Dominant Approach: Dominant to Dominant 7 Dominant Cycle of Fifths: Mixolydian to Mixolydian Dominant Cycle of Fifths: Mixed to Mixed Dominants Dominant Chords: What They Are and How to Use ThemFor Further ListeningGlossaryAppendix Modes and Chord Scales Chord Scale Quick Finder Scale Syllabus for Improvisation Modes in Seventh Chords for GuitarAbout the Author